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112 out of 134(84%)reviewers recommend this product.
Overall rating 
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112 out of 134(84%)reviewers recommend this product.
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112 out of 134(84%)reviewers recommend this product.
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The black magic, I mean black max
PostedOctober 6, 2011
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Dhamm
from Norfolk
Age:18-24
Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater
Number of times fishing per month:5+
Owns a boat:Yes
Experience:Intermediate
Gear Feel (Smoothness) 
4 / 5
4 / 5
Ergonomics 
4 / 5
4 / 5
Casting Performance 
3 / 5
3 / 5
Ease of Maintenance 
4 / 5
4 / 5
I bought this reel because a. I love Abu Garcia Products and b. because my reel was in the shop and I needed a new one anyways.
My first reel was 80 bucks I won't mention the name, and it was horrible. I had to have it returned and replaced twice. I picked up a black max, only 50 and haven't had to have it fixed or mended yet.
Using Abu Garcia gear oil, this reel hasn't even needed to be opened up. It has pulled in some hogs too. The drag has worked well, it reels smoothly, for 50 bucks you get well over what you paid.
The only down fall is if I don't thumb brake carefully I back lash a little easy. But with a careful eye on the cast, I can cast 50 yards, no problem. It does really well with my balsa cranks as well.
Overall I enjoy using this reel and also all my other Abu products. It's the only equipment I trust. I have all Abu rods.
Thanks Abu for producing great products at a reasonable price. Keep it up.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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5 / 5
Beginner to Expert
PostedOctober 6, 2011
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Jester
from Oregon
Age:25-34
Favorite type of fishing:Freshwater
Number of times fishing per month:2
Owns a boat:No
Experience:Intermediate
Gear Feel (Smoothness) 
5 / 5
5 / 5
Ergonomics 
5 / 5
5 / 5
Casting Performance 
4 / 5
4 / 5
Ease of Maintenance 
5 / 5
5 / 5
Anyone can appreciate this reel! The cost is low and the craftsmanship is great quality. I like to carry around a backup reel with line on everywhere I go and I was going to use this as one of my backups....but it was better than a reel I had that costs 3x as much, so now it is one of my primary reel. Good smooth action and easy to use and most important it was easy to adjust the setting to fit my needs!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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